January 15, 2010

CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR SPELLING BEE PARTICIPANTS!!!
Tija, Garrett, Josh, Jackson, Jack, Drew, Jonathan, Sophia and Ana Paula ALL did a great job representing room 100! They were poised, confident and brave! Our Sophia hung in there and won third place! I was proud of all of them for participating.

Conferences
The conference schedule is posted to the left. Please make sure you arrive on time, particularly if there are people scheduled before and after you. You will have an opportunity to see your child do some math, read and go over some recent writing. You and your child will get a glimpse of some of the third grade goals and expectations. You will see what kind of progress your child is making towards these expectations.

Behavior
We had several class meetings this week to discuss ways we can follow directions and be productive. Students needed reminders about keeping hands and feet and objects to themselves. Sigh.

Reading
You may have noticed the last reading assessment came home with a score that did not reflect the work on the test. Students spent some time this week fixing, finishing and polishing their extended response and comprehension questions from last week's test. We are working really hard on writing an extended response question that is organized, answers the question and uses good mechanics.

Writing
Ask your child about his or her non-fiction/expository book!

Math
We have enjoyed the hands on nature of the geometry lessons. Please continue to practice the basic addition and subtraction facts. Review time and money whenever you think of it!

Science
Ask your child what affects buoyancy. (The material the object is made of will affect buoyancy.) We made some predictions about whether or not size will affect buoyancy. We'll test those predictions Monday!